Question

d) A woman bought 2 quintals of apples in Mustang for Rs 16,000. She paid Rs 10
per kg for the transportation from Jomsom to Pokhara. 5 kg of apples were
damage and she sold the remaining quantity at Rs 90 per kg. Calculate her
profit or loss percent in the total transaction.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Cost price of apple=Rs.20per Kg

∴ cost price of 100kg apples =Rs 100×20

=Rs.2000

5

2

apples of 100 kg =

5

2

×100=40 kgs

Selling price of 40 kg =93 percentage of C.P of 40 kg

=

100

93

×800

=RS.744

Required selling price to get total profit 15percentage

=115 percentage of total cost price

=

100

115

×2000

=RS.2300

∴ Selling price of remaining 60 kg

=Rs.(2300−744)

=Rs.1556

∴ Requried profit =(1556−1200)

=Rs.356

∴ Profit percentage =

1200

356

×100

=29.66percentage